The Louvre was phenomenal! It is the largest and most visited museum in the world, and after spending an entire day there, it is easy to see why. Yes, it seems odd to take photos of art, but it would have been impossible to remember everything we saw. The building itself is unbelievable. Even the elevator is interesting. But, it isn’t just the walls, or the paintings, or the sculptures–the ceilings are elaborately decorated, and even the very rooms for displaying the works are perfectly set. Loved it, would go back in a heart beat.
There were tons of people in the museum, a lot were on speedy little tours to the Nike of Samothrace, the Venus de Milo and the Mona Lisa and then off to their next touristy destination. We had a good 8 hours at least to wander around. I know whole-heartedly that I didn’t see everything the Louvre has to offer, but I did make a good dent in it, and saw exactly what I wanted to which was perfect. I found the sculpture and European art most aesthetically pleasing. The detail in some of the pieces was insane.
Nike of Samothrace
Venus de Milo
Vénus de Praxitèle
Napoléon 1er en costume du Sacre
Philopoemen
Philopoemen
Sleeve detail
Detail – Le Comte Stanislas Félix Potoki et ses deux fils
The most ironic room I found was the room with the Mona Lisa. Obviously, the Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings in the world. It is small, walled off by ropes, and covered with thick bullet proof glass. At the opposite end of the room is a MASSIVE painting maybe a half dozen people were looking at. Literally hundreds of people were jostling for a glimpse of the Mona Lisa. I didn’t fight with the sea of people to take a photo. (That one is Jon’s).
